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Original Articles

Geochemistry and geology of spatially and temporally associated calc-alkaline (I-type) and K-rich (A-type) magmatism in a Carboniferous continental arc setting, Pataz gold-mining district, northern Peru

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Pages 17-42 | Received 02 Jul 2012, Accepted 12 Apr 2013, Published online: 12 Jul 2013

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